Date:         Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:16:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
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From:         Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
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Subject:      Re: How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
Comments: To: John Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM>
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If it latches, I'd ass-u-me it's in roughly the correct place.  When I
had my door coming unlatched, it was the latch mechanism itself being
worn and rounded off a bit - while I ended up finding a better one, I
believe you can file them down a bit to make the edges straighter.

On 2/12/2023 08:03, John Lauterbach wrote:
> My '91 Subie Vanagon continues to provide almost flawless performance on my weekly
> round trips from my FL home to my GA home back. Â On my most recent trip back from GA,
> the latch on the rear of the sliding door came off the locking pin. Â The door did not
> open while I was driving, but the rear end of the door had moved out from the body.
>  Â I had this problem some years back, but I had a body shop take care of the problem
> when the shop installed the GoWesty plate steel bumpers.
>
> It looks like the locking pin has moved down and to the outside with respect to the
> correct position by about 1/16 of an inch. Â I loosened the pin with a 15 mm open end
> wrench, and moved it back to what appeared to be the previous position, and re-
> tightened the pin. Â I have not driven the van enough to make sure I have pin in right
> position.
>
> What is correct method for making sure the locking pin is positioned correctly.
>
> Thank you,
>
> John

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